Level 2 Certificate, Extended Certificate and Diploma in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance

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Level 2 Certificate, Extended
Certificate and Diploma in Sports
and Amenity Turf Maintenance
(0078-32)
www.cityandguilds.com
August 2012
Version 2.0

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500/8448/3
500/8865/8
500/8717/4
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Level 2 Certificate, Extended
Certificate and Diploma in Sports
and Amenity Turf Maintenance
(0078-32)
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Version 1.11

Qualification handbook for centres

Qualification title Number QAN
Level 2 Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance 0078-32 500/8448/3
Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance 0078-32 500/8865/8
Level 2 Diploma in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance 0078-32 500/8717/4

2 Level 2 Certificate, Extended Certificate and Diploma in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance (0078-32)
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Contents
1 Introduction to the qualifications 5
2 Centre requirements 14
3 Course design and delivery 16
4 Assessment 17
5 Units 18
6 Registration and Certification 20
Unit 201 Understand the Basic Principles of Plant Science 23
Unit 202 Understand the Basic Principles of Soil Science 27
Unit 204 Undertake Work Related Experience in the Land-based Industries 32
Unit 205 Establish and Maintain Plants Outdoors 39
Unit 213 Participate in Providing Estate Maintenance 47
Unit 214 Environmental and Land-based Business 54
Unit 219 Identification and Control of Plant Problems in the Land-based Sector 61
Unit 220 Introduction to Land-Based Machinery Operations 68
Unit 221 Introduction to the Principles of Land-based Machinery 75
Unit 233 Tractor Driving 81
Unit 234 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Cricket 88
Unit 235 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Association Football 95
Unit 236 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Golf 102
Unit 237 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Horseracing 109
Unit 238 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Bowling Greens 116
Unit 239 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Rugby Pitches 123
Unit 240 Maintain Sports Turf Surfaces - Tennis 130
Unit 241 Maintain Turf in Amenity Horticulture 137
Unit 242 Maintain Winter and Summer Sports Turf Surfaces 144
Unit 243 Understand the Principles of Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance 151
Unit 244 Maintain and Renovate Artificial Sports Surfaces 158
Appendix 1 Relationships to other qualifications 167
Appendix 2 Sources of general information 168

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1 Introduction to the qualifications

This document contains the information that centres need to offer the following qualifications:

Qualification title and level City & Guilds qualification Qualification
number accreditation number
Level 2 Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf 0078-32 500/8448/3
Maintenance
Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sports and 0078-32 500/8865/8
Amenity Turf Maintenance
Level 2 Diploma in Sports and Amenity Turf 0078-32 500/8717/4
Maintenance

Qualification Summary

Qualification title and level Credits Guided
Learning
Hours (GLH)
Level 2 Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance 15 90
Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf 30 180
Maintenance
Level 2 Diploma in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance 60 360

These qualifications meet the needs of learners in a centre-based environment who may wish to work within
the sports turf industry or progress to further learning and/or training. These qualifications allow learners to
develop underpinning knowledge whilst practising skills that could be used within employment in the sports
and amenity turf industry. These qualifications replace the Level 2 National Certificate in Sports and Amenity
Turf Maintenance (0281-02) which expired on 31 July 2010 (QAN 500/1327/0).

These qualifications were developed in association with Lantra SSC, Landex and the industry.
Specialist Learning (SL)
Specialist Learning (SL) offers young people the opportunity to study a particular topic in more depth or
broaden their studies through complementary learning. The Level 2 Certificate and Extended Certificate in
Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance have been approved as SL by the Environmental and Land-based
Diploma DDP and Ofqual for the Higher Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies. They have been
designed to:
• complement principal learning within the Higher Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies
• provide a broad background understanding of the Environmental and Land-based sector and an
introduction to the practical skills and knowledge required
• provide an awareness of the range of jobs and work settings in the sports turf sector
• enable learners to make an informed assessment of their own aptitude for work in this sector and to make
informed decisions about careers
• encourage learners to reach a level of knowledge and skills that will facilitate progress into further
vocational learning or to potential employment in the sector
• introduce learners to the discipline of the working environment and to encourage mature attitudes to the
community in general
• encourage learners to value continued learning and remain in the learning process
• allow learners to learn, develop and practise selected skills required for progression in the sector
• provide opportunities for progression to the Higher Diploma in Environmental and Land-based and other
related qualifications in the sector.
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1.1 Qualification structure

Level 2 Certificate

To achieve the Level 2 Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance, learners must achieve 5
credits from the Mandatory unit and a further 10 credits from any of the Optional units in the table below. A
total of 15 credits are required to achieve the qualification.

Unit City & Unit title Credit Excluded
accreditation Guilds unit value combination
number number of units (if
any)
Mandatory unit
K6009594 221 Introduction to the 5
Principles of Land-
based Machinery
Optional units
T6010022 234 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces - Cricket
J6009957 235 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces -
Association Football
F6009956 236 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces – Golf
L6009961 237 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces –
Horseracing
L6009958 238 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces -Bowling
Greens
Y6009963 239 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces -Rugby
Pitches
H6009965 240 Maintain Sports Turf 10
Surfaces –Tennis
M6009967 241 Maintain Turf in 10
Amenity
Horticulture
A6009972 242 Maintain Winter and 10
Summer Sports Turf
Surfaces
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Level 2 Extended Certificate

To achieve the Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sports and Amenity Turf Maintenance, learners must
achieve 10 credits from any of the units in Optional group 1 and 20 credits from any of the units in Optional
group 2. A total of 30 credits are required to achieve the qualification.

Unit City & Unit title Credit Excluded
accreditation Guilds unit value combination
number number of units (if
any)
Optional group 1
T6010022 234 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Cricket
J6009957 235 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Association
Football
F6009956 236 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces –
Golf
L6009961 237 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces –
Horseracing
L6009958 238 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Bowling Greens
Y6009963 239 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Rugby Pitches
H6009965 240 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces –
Tennis
M6009967 241 Maintain Turf in 10
Amenity
Horticulture
A6009972 242 Maintain Winter 10
and Summer
Sports Turf
Surfaces

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Optional group 2
T6009808 201 Understand the 5
Basic Principles of
Plant Science
H6009819 202 Understand the 5
Basic Principles of
Soil Science
D6009978 219 Identification and 10
Control of Plant
Problems in the
Land-based Sector
T6009596 220 Introduction to 10
Land-based
Machinery
Operations
K6009594 221 Introduction to the 5
Principles of Land-
based Machinery
D6009835 233 Tractor Driving 5
T6010022 234 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Cricket
J6009957 235 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Association
Football
F6009956 236 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Golf
L6009961 237 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Horseracing
L6009958 238 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Bowling Greens
Y6009963 239 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Rugby Pitches
H6009965 240 Maintain Sports 10
Turf Surfaces -
Tennis
M6009967 241 Maintain Turf in 10
Amenity
Horticulture
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A6009972 242 Maintain Winter 10
and Summer
Sports Turf
Surfaces
K6009854 243 Understand the 10
Principles of
Sports and
Amenity Turf
Maintenance
M6009953 244 Maintain and 10
Renovate
Artificial Sports
Surfaces

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